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International Labor Organization’s Convention 169 Helps Legalize Land Grabs on Indigenous Territories

Renata Bessi y Santiago Navarro F - 31 August, 2017

Indigenous peoples' territories are some of the few places where natural resources are preserved throughout the world. In fact, they protect about 80 percent of the planet's biodiversity but are legal owners of less...

Central America

Panamá: Ngäbe-Buglé indigenous region at risk of disappearing

Santiago Navarro F - 9 August, 2017

Photo: Santiago Navarro F. Translated by Alfie Lake A few logs and interlaced planks give shape to two walls holding up a few pieces of metal sheeting; this is a makeshift hut. In the background two...

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Mexico

Demands Grow for the Freedom of Saúl Rosales, Traditional Authority in Tlaxcala, Imprisoned for Defending the Forest

Karen Castillo - 18 April, 2024

Cover image: Protest demanding the freedom of Saúl Rosales One of the principal demands that emerged from the Fourth Assembly for Water and Life, which...

Mexico

Maya Train Will Cause Significant Increase in Electricity Consumption in the Yucatán Peninsula

Sare Frabes - 18 April, 2024

The Yucatán Peninsula will be the region of Mexico with the greatest increase in electricity consumption; the Maya Train will intensify tourism and the expansion of industrial activities.

Mexico

Communities of the Choluteca Region Denounce the Contamination of Water Caused by Irregular Landfill Operation

Aldo Santiago - 11 April, 2024

Communities of the Choluteca region of Puebla demand the definitive closure of the landfill which is contaminating local wells and water sources.